Regimental number | 239 |
Place of birth | Tumut, New South Wales |
True Name | Blakeney |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | South Gundagai, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs M.A. Tillott, South Gundagai, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Australian Light Horse |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rosebery, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Shoeing Smith |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Re-enlisted, 19 August 1916, and served with 1st Light Horse Regiment; see 2989 Trooper Claude Milton Peter BLAKENEY |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine. Taken on strength of 1st Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 15 July 1915. Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (gunshot wound, right shoulder); admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 August 1915; transferred to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 August 1915; to Ras el Tin Convalescent Home, Alexandria, 21 September 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Alexandria on board HS 'Kanowna', 15 October 1915; disembarked, 22 November 1915; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 6 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as BLACKNEY. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BLAKENEY Claude Milton Peter |